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James Jenkins Dossen ( c.1866 – August 17, 1924) was a
Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...
n politician and jurist, serving as the 16th
vice president of Liberia The vice president of the Republic of Liberia is the second-highest executive official in Liberia, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the President of Liberia, president. The vice president is elected on the same ticket w ...
from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay. He was elected president of the
Liberia College The University of Liberia (UL or LU in older versions of abbreviation) is a publicly funded institution of higher learning located in Monrovia, Liberia. Authorized by the national government in 1851, the university opened in 1862 as Liberia Coll ...
in 1913 and served as associate justice of the
Supreme Court of Liberia The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in Liberia. The court consists of the Chief Justice of Liberia, who is also the top judiciary official, and four associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by ...
for 10 years, before being elevated to the position of Chief Justice for 13 years. The J. J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in
Harper Harper may refer to: Names * Harper (name), a surname and given name and place names, for example: Harper Islands, Nunavut. Places ;in Canada * Harper Islands, Nunavut * Harper, Prince Edward Island ;In the United States *Harper, former name ...
,
Maryland County Maryland County is a county in the southeastern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has two districts. Harper serves as the capital with the area of the county meas ...
, one of the hospitals in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him.


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Americo-Liberian people 1860s births 1924 deaths Vice presidents of Liberia Chief justices of Liberia Presidents of the University of Liberia People from Maryland County True Whig Party politicians 20th-century Liberian politicians 20th-century Liberian judges {{Liberia-politician-stub